| Article ID: | iaor20013480 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 38 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 1 |
| End Page Number: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
| Journal: | Computers & Industrial Engineering |
| Authors: | Hancock Walton M., Gerth Richard J. |
| Keywords: | simulation: applications |
This paper describes a case study where tolerance analysis techniques were used to analyze the cause of poor product performance and determine new specifications and process settings. Both 1D and 3D Monte-Carlo simulation analyses are described. A procedure for compensatory tolerancing is presented and demonstrated as a method of determining the appropriate tolerances once the product is in full-scale production.